Take a warm shower before practicing yoga, in order to warm up your muscles. This will allow you to stretch deeper and reduce the chance of an injury.

Avoid taking a shower at least 1 hour after practicing yoga. Showering immediately drains away essential energy. The energy that you have built up through practice cannot be replenished.

Exercising on a full stomach is not advisable. Always practice on an empty stomach and avoid eating for at least 2-3 hours beforehand.

Choose a peaceful and open space, clear of furniture. The room should be comfortably heated and free from disturbances, dust and smoke.

Try to practice yoga everyday at the same time and place. A few minutes every day is better than a whole hour once or twice a week.

Never force your body into a posture or try to go beyond your limit. Ease yourself gently into each position. To begin with, you may feel some stiffness for a day or two, but this will soon pass. Do not force your body to do any poses (asanas). Be patient and move into your poses with care and precision.

Inverted Yoga poses should not be done during Menstruation.

Normal breathing should be maintained while performing yoga postures.

Do some warm-up exercises before yoga like simple stretches. Warm up will prepare you physically for Yoga Poses.

It is always important to take savasana (final resting pose) at the end of practice. Savasana helps integrate the benefits of all the yoga poses performed. Rest in savasana for at least five minutes.